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  • M Marc Clifton

    Programming Quiz of the day. I just wrote this code (C#), which did something very unexpected. What was it that it unexpectedly did?

    		bool more = ProcessFlyouts();
    		more = more || ProcessCarrierAnimations();
    

    How would you change it to "do the right thing?" Marc

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    Jorgen Andersson
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    Is it just me that would have done it as a oneliner?

    Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

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      Is it just me that would have done it as a oneliner?

      Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

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      PIEBALDconsult
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      That could make setting a breakpoint on the second call difficult. :shrug:

      You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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        That could make setting a breakpoint on the second call difficult. :shrug:

        You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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        Jorgen Andersson
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        No big deal to change if necessary. :shrug: But I actually find it easier to read on one line.

        Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

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        • M Marc Clifton

          Programming Quiz of the day. I just wrote this code (C#), which did something very unexpected. What was it that it unexpectedly did?

          		bool more = ProcessFlyouts();
          		more = more || ProcessCarrierAnimations();
          

          How would you change it to "do the right thing?" Marc

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          Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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          -|

          Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost "All users always want Excel" --Ennis Lynch

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          • M Marc Clifton

            Programming Quiz of the day. I just wrote this code (C#), which did something very unexpected. What was it that it unexpectedly did?

            		bool more = ProcessFlyouts();
            		more = more || ProcessCarrierAnimations();
            

            How would you change it to "do the right thing?" Marc

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            Ravi Bhavnani
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            There's a risk that ProcessCarrierAnimations() may never be invoked, so the right thing (IMHO) would be to do something like this:

            bool processFlyouts = ProcessFlyouts();
            bool processCarrierAnimations = ProcessCarrierAnimations();
            bool more = processFlyouts || processCarrierAnimations;

            /ravi

            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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            • M Marc Clifton

              Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

              you have to switch the order

              Yes indeed. Or use the bitwise operator. Marc

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              dan sh
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              Marc Clifton wrote:

              bitwise operator

              So boolean is foolish?

              My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]

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              • M Marc Clifton

                Programming Quiz of the day. I just wrote this code (C#), which did something very unexpected. What was it that it unexpectedly did?

                		bool more = ProcessFlyouts();
                		more = more || ProcessCarrierAnimations();
                

                How would you change it to "do the right thing?" Marc

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                dan sh
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                No it did not do anything unexpected. || operator uses short-circuit evaluation. I would assume the intent was to call ProcessCarrierAnimations only if more was false.

                My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]

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                • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                  Yeah! It compiles. After then you can rub your head to find where the bug is!

                  I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

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                  JimmyRopes
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                  Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

                  It compiles. After then you someone else will can rub your their head to find where the bug is!

                  FTFY :-D

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                  • M Marc Clifton

                    Programming Quiz of the day. I just wrote this code (C#), which did something very unexpected. What was it that it unexpectedly did?

                    		bool more = ProcessFlyouts();
                    		more = more || ProcessCarrierAnimations();
                    

                    How would you change it to "do the right thing?" Marc

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                    Chris Quinn
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                    It compiled?

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                    • P PIEBALDconsult

                      I never follow other peoples' rules. :cool:

                      You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                      SortaCore
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                      It's my rule that people have to breathe (or die trying).

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                      • M Marc Clifton

                        Programming Quiz of the day. I just wrote this code (C#), which did something very unexpected. What was it that it unexpectedly did?

                        		bool more = ProcessFlyouts();
                        		more = more || ProcessCarrierAnimations();
                        

                        How would you change it to "do the right thing?" Marc

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                        Adam Tibi
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                        This is JavaScript style, the developer meant, if "more" is "undefined" then try the other option ProcessCarrierAnimations(). But obviously, this doesn't work in C#.

                        Make it simple, as simple as possible, but not simpler.

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                        • M Marc Clifton

                          Programming Quiz of the day. I just wrote this code (C#), which did something very unexpected. What was it that it unexpectedly did?

                          		bool more = ProcessFlyouts();
                          		more = more || ProcessCarrierAnimations();
                          

                          How would you change it to "do the right thing?" Marc

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                          Gary Wheeler
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                          Just to be contrary:

                          bool more = false;
                          if (ProcessFlyouts()) more = true;
                          if (ProcessCarrierAnimations()) more = true;

                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                          • N Nish Nishant

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                            Regards, Nish


                            Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Latest article: C++ 11 features in Visual C++ 2013 Preview

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                            Gary Wheeler
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                            Yuck. One of my least favorite things when reading someone else's C/C++ code is when they mix logical and bit-wise operators in an expression. In this case, using a bit-wise operator on bool values just seems wrong.

                            Software Zen: delete this;

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                            • G Gary Wheeler

                              Yuck. One of my least favorite things when reading someone else's C/C++ code is when they mix logical and bit-wise operators in an expression. In this case, using a bit-wise operator on bool values just seems wrong.

                              Software Zen: delete this;

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                              Nish Nishant
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                              I agree, it's not something I'd use myself. I was only answering Marc's academic question :-)

                              Regards, Nish


                              Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Latest article: C++ 11 features in Visual C++ 2013 Preview

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                                I agree, it's not something I'd use myself. I was only answering Marc's academic question :-)

                                Regards, Nish


                                Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Latest article: C++ 11 features in Visual C++ 2013 Preview

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                                Gary Wheeler
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                                I thought that was the case - your response just seemed rather unNish-like :laugh:.

                                Software Zen: delete this;

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                                • G Gary Wheeler

                                  I thought that was the case - your response just seemed rather unNish-like :laugh:.

                                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                                  Nish Nishant
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                                  Heh :-)

                                  Regards, Nish


                                  Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Latest article: C++ 11 features in Visual C++ 2013 Preview

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                                  • B BobJanova

                                    It will run either ProcessFlyouts, or ProcessCarrierAnimations, or neither, and the variable will tell you if it successfully ran either. I would imagine you either want && or |.

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                                    James Curran
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                                    >> It will run either ProcessFlyouts, or ProcessCarrierAnimations, or neither, Um... Not even close. It will, unquestionably, run ProcessFlyouts. It may also run ProcessCarrierAnimations.

                                    Truth, James

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                                    • M Marc Clifton

                                      Programming Quiz of the day. I just wrote this code (C#), which did something very unexpected. What was it that it unexpectedly did?

                                      		bool more = ProcessFlyouts();
                                      		more = more || ProcessCarrierAnimations();
                                      

                                      How would you change it to "do the right thing?" Marc

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                                      James Curran
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                                      The "early out" semantics of the logical operators (|| and &&) are the same for C#, C++, Java, and C, and have been well-specified since the First Edition of K&R C. How could the result possibly be unexpected?

                                      Truth, James

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                                      • J James Curran

                                        >> It will run either ProcessFlyouts, or ProcessCarrierAnimations, or neither, Um... Not even close. It will, unquestionably, run ProcessFlyouts. It may also run ProcessCarrierAnimations.

                                        Truth, James

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                                        BobJanova
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                                        That is pretty close to what I said, although that was admittedly technically wrong. (I understand how || works but apparently failed in the challenge of writing English!) "Not even close" would be "it returns banana or grapefruit depending on the wolf".

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                                        • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                                          I do not like that change from C/C++...I mean the | and || changes... X|

                                          I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

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                                          James Curran
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                                          >> I do not like that change from C/C++...I mean the | and || changes... Exactly, what changes are those? I've used C# for 10 ten years, and C/C++ for the ten years before that, and have noticed no differences in the handling of logical operators.

                                          Truth, James

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